Work is on to install an innovative new roof at the historic Khalifa International Stadium, the first proposed host venue for the 2022 Fifa World Cup Qatar, which will provide more shade to the stands and pitch, while also letting enough sunligh

The growth in construction market owing to the upcoming Fifa World Cup and increasing investments will boost Qatar’s elevators and escalators market to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6 per cent during 2015-21, a report

Qatar's spending on infrastructure in the run-up to the 2022 World Cup will pick up in 2014-16, a report said, adding that a number of major projects now under way are to be completed before the soccer event.
The projects incl

Hyundai has launched an award that recognises outstanding young players in their first Fifa World Cup, and selects the player with the biggest impact on the tournament, as voted for by the Fifa Technical Study Group.
With the 2014

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will show every Fifa World Cup football match ‘live’ on all of the air carrier’s long haul aircraft during the month long tournament.
All 64 games will be transmit

Visa, one of the world’s largest retail electronic payments networks, has launched a promotion to send one valued cardholder in Bahrain to the 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil final match.
The match will be hosted at the Est&aacut

Fifa president Sepp Blatter ruled out a January World Cup in Qatar in 2022 and said on Friday November/December was the only alternative to a summer tournament.
"The Fifa World Cup can only be played in November/December 2022

FIFA's delay in making a decision on the dates for the 2022 Qatar World Cup will not affect the country's plans for the tournament, a senior official told Reuters on Friday.
Earlier, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced t

Fifa has confirmed that it will discuss the timing of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at its next executive committee meeting.
The agenda for the meeting on October 3-4, published on Monday, included the item "Fifa World Cup Qata

The UAE U-17 team has a chance at winning the Fifa U-17 World Cup championships in the Emirates from October 17 to November 8, said the team’s coach.
The past few months has seen the UAE U-17 team train regularly with prepar